Open Payments Challenge

Hackathon

& Bootcamp 2026
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A one-week intensive boot camp and hackathon on open payments, featuring daily lectures and practical sessions led by expert mentors.
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Runtime: 22 - 27 June 2026
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SA FinTECH Award for Enhancing Financial Inclusion

This accolade highlights the importance of our efforts to develop FinTech talent through our Master’s in FinTech and support ventures that enhance financial access across Africa

Bridging Research to Innovation

Bringing together the greatest minds on the African continent to lead in the research and innovation of financial technologies.

About us

In collaboration with the Interledger Foundation, the Financial Innovation Hub brings together the greatest minds on the African continent to spearhead research and innovation in financial technologies. Positioned within Africa's largest technology hub - the Cape Town to Stellenbosch corridor, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of Africa and home to more than 450 tech startups - the Financial Innovation Hub is located at the centre of the University of Cape Town, the continent's leading research institution.

With the overarching goal to create a local ecosystem of academics, students, and entrepreneurs, the Financial Innovation Hub is comprised of four components:

Our Pillars

Academic Research

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Innovation

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Teaching

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Community Building

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Our Team

The Financial Innovation Hub brings together the greatest minds on the African continent to lead in the research and innovation of financial technologies.

Meet The Team